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Trump should be shipping guns to the White South Africans and encouraging them to get organized and protect themselves.

Maybe the tourists thought after reading "Bang Lamung Beach" that they were required to have sex there.

I love the Thais! They are polite and respectful and always well-behaved. In fact, I could not ask for better neighbors. Also, in the little over six years that I have lived here in Thailand, I have never felt unsafe, like I did in downtown San Francisco.

I have a problem with stuttering.

Don't make me laugh. The English-speaking world doesn’t know the first thing about proper spelling. If it did, there wouldn’t be a need for pronunciation keys in every English dictionary.

Don't make me laugh. The English-speaking world doesn’t know the first thing about proper spelling. If it did, there wouldn’t be a need for pronunciation keys in every English dictionary.

We don't even know at this point in time if she knew she was carrying those drugs. So, why not get all the facts first before jumping to conclusions?

That should be seriously considered. If I were to fly into Singapore, it would be with carry-on luggage only, which was never out of my sight.

In Sweden most rapes are committed by non-Swedes, but if you report that fact you might get thrown in jail there.

I've never had a problem with the Thai police and have always had a high opinion of them. I do remember more than 60 years ago hitchhiking down the Thai-Malay peninsula with an Englishman and the police allowing us to pitch our tents in the front yard of the police station. The police even brought us breakfast in the morning. Anyway, just be polite and respectful of the Thais and you will never have any problems.

I'm from San Francisco, a politically corrupt city, so I'm in no position to do any finger-pointing at others.

Or among San Francisco's homeless population.

In my backpacking days, I hated staying in the same youth hostels with Germans because they always had to get up at some ungodly hour of the morning and disturb every civilized person still in bed.

Ah, so after making a personal attack, you now play the 'let’s not argue' card. Convenient. But sure, let’s pretend this was about avoiding bickering rather than dodging accountability.

Ah yes, when backed into a corner, change the subject entirely. That’s one way to avoid addressing your own contradictions.

Ah, so rather than addressing your own hypocrisy, you shift to a personal attack. Classic deflection. And since when does mentioning life experiences equal arrogance? Seems like you're grasping at straws.

Interesting. Weren’t you the guy who was just speaking out against sweeping generalizations and stereotyping? Or does that principle only apply when it suits you?

I already gave you two examples; you're just not paying attention.

Are you an Israeli? If not, how much time have you spent in Israel? Did you work there? Also, have you ever traveled with Israelis or done business with them? How many years did you spend backpacking around the world, staying in youth hostels, and crossing paths with different nationalities? Bottom line, I can give you examples of how Israelis portray their arrogance and sense of entitlement, but you're not genuinely seeking information—your questions are just rhetorical.

And I can assure you that you're talking nonsense! I have worked in Iceland, Norway, Germany, Israel, Australia, Vietnam, Japan and the USA and never had a problem getting the money that was owed to me in any of those countries with the exception of Israel.

Yes, but when such claims are made about the Israelis, they are more believable. After all, I've been to Russia and China, hitchhiked across India twice, and also hitched in the U.K. and once across the USA. I also lived and worked in Israel for five months and had both of my Israeli employers there try to screw me out of my hard earned money. That being said, I do not think the Israelis are bad people, I think they are just rude and obnoxious.

Whose fault is that? Bottom-line, the Israelis are well-known for their arrogant and rude behavior.

I find it very easy to get things done here in Thailand.

Let me guess, you flunked your history classes in school.....right?

Unfortunately, this is now quite common on the downtown streets of my hometown San Francisco.